what's bed-stuy like?
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 13:44 (fifteen years ago) link
tbh i think crown heights is a much better neighborhood in the same price range.
it also depends on where in bedstuy, what train you are close to, and where you're commuting to.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 13:50 (fifteen years ago) link
putnam, near kingston-throop, commuting to soho
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 13:52 (fifteen years ago) link
i live in bed-stuy, step off
― cutty, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 13:52 (fifteen years ago) link
this is not for me btw
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 13:53 (fifteen years ago) link
what kind of 'price range' is appropriate for bed-stuy (or crown heights)
1BR or 2BR? look on craigs list!
― cutty, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 13:57 (fifteen years ago) link
cutty i wasn't saying anything bad about bed-stuy, i just think crown heights is underrated
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:00 (fifteen years ago) link
ha i was telling max to step off ;)
― cutty, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:06 (fifteen years ago) link
i wd prefer it if u guys did the work for me
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:06 (fifteen years ago) link
it's not even for you, though
― cutty, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:14 (fifteen years ago) link
frankly cutty if u live in bed stuy thats all i need to know <3 <3 <3
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Those neighborhoods, at those prices.. why not live in Bridgeport and make origami out of all the leftover money each month?
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:22 (fifteen years ago) link
bridgeport, CT?
― cutty, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:31 (fifteen years ago) link
Yes.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:35 (fifteen years ago) link
gtfo with this bridgeport
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:36 (fifteen years ago) link
tracer this is like the time you were all "why are you guys spending $100 on jeans? why not just buy them at the thrift store?"
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Depart: 8:14AM Arrive: 9:26AM Travel Time: 72 min. Through train: Y
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:39 (fifteen years ago) link
Ha Max it kind of is. I would never live in Bridgeport though I don't think.
i live in princeton and commute like 2 hrs each way so im not unsympathetic
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:41 (fifteen years ago) link
to the idea that it makes more sense to live outside of the city, i mean--the commute kind of sucks tho
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:42 (fifteen years ago) link
i just don't understand the "those neighborhoods at those prices!" when the money i would probably be paying slightly less rent but $200/month more and an extra hour each way on the metro north and living in fucking fairfield county, instead of in walking distance of great restaurants, parks and museums.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:44 (fifteen years ago) link
well, i am commuting w/in the 5 boroughs for at least an hour each way anyway, so it can't be that much worse and i'm sure you have lots more space!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:44 (fifteen years ago) link
xpost to max
― tehresa, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:45 (fifteen years ago) link
i commute an hour each way as well, but commuting from CT would be 2 hours each way.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:46 (fifteen years ago) link
i cant complain about my living situation esp. since my job pays for my transpo but this is one of those things where everyone has a difft set of needs for where they live--my girlfriend for example does not want to live in new jersey with my parents or in bridgeport, ct by herself
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:47 (fifteen years ago) link
also i have a somewhat irrational hatred of connecticut :)
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:47 (fifteen years ago) link
proximity to friends is pretty important and youd lose that living in bridgeport
Sorry I really was being devil's advocate, I hate Connecticut too.
I've spent some time in Bed Stuy though and I don't recall the great restaurants, parks and museums.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:48 (fifteen years ago) link
my old boss used to commute from LIC to hartford, ct. he said it was really nice. i can imagine a metro north ride might be less stressful than my 3 trains and transfers, especially if you are going north when everyone else is going south.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:48 (fifteen years ago) link
Also, completely agreed about friend proximity.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:49 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i was talking about crown heights specifically there i guess though you could easily walk or bike to these places from crown heights and there are some awesome restaurants in bed-stuy
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:50 (fifteen years ago) link
you need amtrak for hartford
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:51 (fifteen years ago) link
sorry that made no sense. should read: you could easily walk or bike to these places from crown heights bed-stuy
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:52 (fifteen years ago) link
sorry i don't know why i said hartford i meant new haven.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:53 (fifteen years ago) link
major gripe with metro north and nj transit is that they don't run all night.
― carne asada, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:56 (fifteen years ago) link
where i live in CH (a large 1 bedroom for $1200/month) i am 3 blocks from the brooklyn museum & botanical gardens. i saw cheaper apts in the neighborhood (1 bedrooms from $850 up) but i picked this place because it had a lot of space, high ceilings and 6 windows. it is two blocks from the 4 express train which does take me 1 hour to get to work, but i don't have to transfer trains. i love it and i don't feel like i am paying too much at all.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:58 (fifteen years ago) link
what kind of place is your gf looking for? a share or her own studio/1br?
― lauren, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 14:58 (fifteen years ago) link
shes looking for a studio/1br but probably open to roommates
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:02 (fifteen years ago) link
she can move into my room
― cutty, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:04 (fifteen years ago) link
jpegs plz
NJ transit just needs one ne corridor train at like 3AM and theyd have all their bases covered
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:14 (fifteen years ago) link
hey look another shitty thread about nyc with opinions!
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:15 (fifteen years ago) link
or you could just bring a book! xpost
― carne asada, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:18 (fifteen years ago) link
well yeah
― max, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link
metro-north to new haven is ~1:45 and the seats aren't amtrak-quality. i wouldn't want to do it every day.
that kid who got shot in crown heights on monday probably isn't too big on the place right now
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:20 (fifteen years ago) link
There's definitely been an uptick in crime in Brooklyn this year. I wonder what's up with that.
― burt_stanton, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:25 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.bls.gov/ro2/chart1.gif
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:26 (fifteen years ago) link
haha otm
― tehresa, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Good times.
― burt_stanton, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 16:27 (fifteen years ago) link